Seyda Eraslan Gercek holds a BA in Translation and Interpreting from Hacettepe University, Ankara, and an MA in Translation and Interpreting from Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir. Currently she is a research assistant in the Department of Translation and Interpreting at Dokuz Eylül University and works as a freelance interpreter in international projects.

Research summary

This study attempts to study the role
of the interpreter and cultural differences in conference
interpreting in relation to the micro and macro-contexts
in which the interaction takes place. The aim of the
study is to highlight these issues and contextualize
the interpreter and conference interpreting within the
broader socio-cultural context of Turkey. This is done
by triangulating, i.e. comparing and contrasting, data
obtained from various sources. Recordings of meetings
and questionnaires and interviews constitute our primary
and secondary data respectively within an overall fieldwork
approach. Through the analysis of our data taking into
account information on the broader socio-cultural context (institutional context, thematic setting, participants)
and the more immediate contextual levels (actual interpreting
contexts), we aim to find out whether and how the interpreters
role differs from the way it is defined by different
parties involved in the interaction and how interpreters
deal with cultural differences in conference settings.

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